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recce

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for recce.

Editorial note

But a Headley-like recce could be possibly done by anyone from anywhere without the government knowing it.

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Quick take

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, military slang) Reconnaissance.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of recce gathered in one view.

noun

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, military slang) Reconnaissance.

verb

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, military slang) Reconnoitre.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for recce.

noun

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, military slang) Reconnaissance.

verb

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, military slang) Reconnoitre.

Example sentences

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But a Headley-like recce could be possibly done by anyone from anywhere without the government knowing it.

2

That’s the same thing that makes recce cars not tanks, even though they have a direct fire weapon system.

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They definitely have a role there but not the every day sort of recce the grunts are using them for.

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And that attack was largely coordinated thanks to extensive recce of the city by David headley.

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It was smaller tracked recce cars, not main battle tanks, but you get the idea.

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We've just released our Recce app for San Francisco - a 3D mapping app that looks more like SimCity than Google Earth.

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Let the recce give me a 3d sketch map of the target area as they understand it and let me walk around in it.

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I've no strong opinion on recce, which is not a word I regularly use.

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Though I would've liked it if they had a Rally Championship Xtreme style recce section where you can compose your own pace notes.

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It was intended to refuel KH-12 recce sats.

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I suppose the driver could record his own pace notes during the recce, but there would need to be a tight integration of the notes with the GPS coordinates so the data is absolutely spot on during the stages themselves.

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Peter Jackson is from New Zealand:) recce: another term for reconnaissance (only found in the British English dictionary) We see how much [Paul McCartney] relishes his physicality, scaling the gantry, climbing the chain, leaping up to the rooftop for a recce.

Quote examples

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The Russians were abusing the system and everyone who "counts" either has recce satellites of their own or access to reporting from friendly nations.

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This is definitely written from a British perspective -- “Antipodean” and “recce” at least are much more conventional in British English than you might guess.

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“Recce” is the kind of word you might use in the Scouts or Territorial Army, so it has some macho outdoorsy connotations that work really well here.

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Over 4,000 recce balloons had entered their airspace up until the late 1970s and the Soviets compiled statistics that "on average 1.4 guided AAM's, 26 unguided rockets and 112 cannon rounds were used against each [destroyed] balloon"

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use recce in a sentence?

But a Headley-like recce could be possibly done by anyone from anywhere without the government knowing it.

What does recce mean?

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, military slang) Reconnaissance.

What part of speech is recce?

recce is commonly used as noun, verb.